One of the ways couples and families can have healthy relationships is regularly seeking out and attending positive family events. Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute is involved in the following upcoming projects that build community and strengthen families: Lord Have Mercy Festival 2008 A spiritual family festival bringing families and people together in love and unity for [...]
Thousands Attend 12th Annual SmartMarriages Conference in San Francisco Wouldn’t it be grand if married couples everywhere could have enduring, satisfying relationships, based on spiritual principles? Wouldn’t it be marvelous if all children could grow up in a healthy two-parent home? Such was the goal of most of the attendees of the 12th Annual SmartMarriages [...]
Our Second All-Day, DZFI Couples Retreat will be held this year at a beautiful, scenic mini-mansion • Where: Bath, Ohio • When: Saturday, June 26, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. • How to Register: on-line at www.dzfi.org or call 216-321-0930 for registration form. • Who: Married, unmarried, engaged couples are welcome Join experienced, [...]
Paraphrasing an ancient African proverb: “It takes a village to support a marriage or family.” As contemporary families become increasingly nuclear and as individual pursuits are more and more highlighted, we lose the village concept of extended family and community that are so necessary to healthy family survival. A few years ago, we attended a [...]
This month, we invite you to consider ways to enhance your relationships by using the 7 universal principles highlighted in the yearly Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday celebrated for 7 days after Christmas. Each day, participants engage in activities that honor a healthy principle in order to promote individual, family and community growth. [...]
A colorful, almost full-page article about Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute’s coordination of the first ever Black Marriage Day in Cleveland, OH, appeared on the front page of the Metro section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. For more information on Black Marriage Day in Cleveland and around the country, go to Black Marriage Day.
On Friday, April 18, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Tariq Ziyad and Krsnanandini Dasi, Co-Directors of the Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute participated in a Panel discussion at Cleveland State University discussing the implications of a newly released report, The Costs to Taxpayers of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing. Sharing insight, experience and hope were panelists, [...]
Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute’s Co-directors, Krsnanandini and Tariq, will be presenting a workshop: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILDING HEALTHY MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY” at the 10th Annual International Fatherhood Conference held this year in Washington D.C. from June 10-13, 2008 at Galluadet university Kellogg Conference Hotel. The National Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL) [...]
The Co-Directors of Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute, Krsnanandini and Tariq, a husband and wife team of Certified Family Educators, Certified Prepare Enrich Administrators, Prep administrators, Certified Better Together Instructors and more. They have been providing Healthy Relationship skills and/or marriage education to couples, youth and families for over 10 years. They are married and parents of [...]
Who knew that the first Annual Black Marriage Day in Cleveland would be so special? [imgset:72157604686026639,square,true] Select any image to enlarge and view a photo slideshow. Almost 40 couples from a variety of religions and backgrounds renewed their vows with spectacular entertainment from Hue People & Distinguished Gentlemen of the Spoken Word and a keynote [...]
